Now, looking at the Constitution, we find, first, that there are no words authorizing Congress to establish or recognize Slavery, and, secondly, that there are positive words which prohibit Congress from the exercise of any such power.
Sumner points out that the Constitution neither authorizes nor allows Congress to recognize slavery.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
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